MPR News Features are news segments created for various long-form programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, amongst others. Features run the gambit of interviews, reports, profiles, and coverage.
November 28, 1989 -
November 29, 1989 -
November 29, 1989 -
November 29, 1989 - In remarks before an audience at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls, gaming commissioner Tony Boza referred to Native Americans as “totally blasted and destroyed people.” The remarks brought complaints of racism from the Minneapolis Urban Coalition. After meeting with the governor and human rights commissioner, Boza apologized for any misinterpretation of his remarks, saying he went to River Falls to fight racism in regrets any injury to Black or Native Americans stemming from his words.
November 30, 1989 -
November 30, 1989 -
December 1, 1989 - MPR’s Stephen Smith interviews journalist Tim Giago, publisher of the Lakota Times. The Pine Ridge Reservation paper focuses on Native stories and Native rights.
December 1, 1989 -
December 1, 1989 -
December 6, 1989 -